Perfect Blue
- Animation
- Thriller
Rising pop star Mima Kirigoe quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.
- Directed by
- Satoshi Kon
- Written by
- Sadayuki Murai
- Based on
- Yoshikazu Takeuchi
Cast
- Junko Iwao
- Rica Matsumoto
- Shinpachi Tsuji
- Masaaki Okura
- Yosuke Akimoto
- Yoku Shioya
- Hideyuki Hori
- Emi Shinohara
- Masashi Ebara
- Kiyoyuki Yanada
- Toru Furusawa
- Shiho Niiyama
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- singer
- psychological thriller
- madness
- paranoid
- psychological horror
- disturbed
- stalking
- anime
- split personality
- paranoia
- female protagonist
- mental illness
- psychological drama
- celebrity
- fame
- adult animation
- rape
- stalker
- suspense
- career
- literary adaptation
- j-pop
- celebrity worship
- aspiring actress
- idolatry
- avant garde
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